So tomorrow's my last day at work! Can you believe it? Then I'm off to Malaysia for the weekend, then Japan for a week, then back to Singapore for a day before flying home to Cali for 1.5 days then off to NYC, then a cruise to Bermuda, Bahama, and Grand Cayman before taking the bus up to Cornell for fall semester. WHEW!

Okay, so I like I said I have 1.5 days at home. I'm going to spend August 9th takin care of business (doctors appointments, necessary errands, laundry and packing for Cornell). But then, what to do on the 10th? One free day in Cali before I leave...then the answer appeared, and seemed so obvious. What do you do when you only have one day in Cali? one day in the summer of a certain 50th anniversay? One day just before your next door neighbor/best friend leaves for college? Clearly the answer is obvious: DISNEYLAND! So yes, amend my summer plans and add Disneyland. w00t.

In other news, I talked to Nick this morning, and considering my jam packed schedule of asian travel, combined with his work schedule, internship schedule, and swim practices, there isn't a time we can both talk on the phone in the next two weeks. So sad. Thank heavens for EMAIL. Don't know what I would do without it. Probably die.

So yesterday after work I didn't quite feel like going straight home, so I took the MRT to Orchard Road to stroll around Takashimaya and Kinikuniya. I walked in Ngee Ann City and there it was in the Chanel window - the elusive and new Chanel quilted trolly. I had to go in (just to price). It actually made me feel GOOD about my Goyard purchase (my mother still reminds me on a daily basis I bought a 3800 dollar trolly bag). The Chanel trolly is exquisite. Exquisite and 7,000 SGD (the exchage rate is 1.5, so it's approximately 4,600 USD before tax). THEN I walked past the sunglasses case to find the pair that I loved and adored was in with the gold colored Chanel C's. I had to have it. After trying on various pairs and also adoring the side-quilted black, I decided upon the gold C's pair. It's my first (and will be my only) big purchase here in Asia. Yes, I realize I spent 470 SGD on Sunglasses. (The quilted black pair was only 400...), but I simply adore them and have had my eye on them all summer in the silver color. Honestly the only thing holding me back was that I could keep saying that silver isn't as good as gold would be. And then there they were in gold! Calling me, bekoning me. What was I to do? Afterwards I visited my 2nd and 3rd favorite stores: Tiffany's and the bookstore. Of course I didn't buy anything at Tiffany's, but I did pick up the August issue of British Cosmo at the bookstore. I love British cosmo. I'm considering subscribing even though the international subscription fees would probably be astronomical. Took a cab home because I was feeling lazy. Reasoned with myself I was really just being cautious as it was evening and I shouldn't walk in twilight. We all know this is BS. It was 7pm and not even fully dark yet. So of course immediately after paying the cabfare I felt guilty for the splurge and scolded myself for not taking the bus. Went to the gym, lip synched as I worked out since no one else was around, played "I'll Be" 4 times on repeat, pampered myself with a face mask and late night reading, and then I set my alarm for 6am to call nick before work and went to bed.